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Sierra Leone has begun the 50-day countdown to its first fully digital population and housing census. Data collection will start on 2 December 2026, after census night on 1 December, as authorities complete preparations and staff training, according to Thecalabashnewspaper.
Source: Thecalabashnewspaper
Rwandan police seized prohibited alcoholic drinks from bars and a warehouse in Kigali’s Muhima and Rusororo sectors. Operations on 10, 11 and 14 October 2026 intercepted several hundred bottles and 192 cartons; suspects were arrested and others are being sought, Imvaho Nshya reports.
Source: Imvahonshya
Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court ended contempt proceedings against Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara, former Attorney General and lawyer, after Chief Justice Komba Kamanda accepted his apology and retraction. Kamara represents Osman Timbo in a case concerning constitutional reform, The Calabash Newspaper reports.
Source: Thecalabashnewspaper
Saudi Arabia arrested 13,889 people and deported 10,431 residents in a nationwide campaign against residency, labour and border violations. The operations, carried out from 1 to 7 October 2026, also placed more than 33,000 expatriates under legal proceedings, according to the Saudi Ministry of Interior cited by Tuko.
Source: Tuko
The South-West Region recorded 1,643 criminal cases, compared with 1,602 the previous year, an increase of 3%. Road accidents also rose by 22%, with 77 cases recorded, according to regional Deputy Commissioner of Police Greadwick Mangadzi, cited by MBC.
Source: Mbc
Naha mint Mouknass has held political positions under several Mauritanian presidents since the early 2000s. The daughter of former Foreign Affairs Minister Hamdi Ould Mouknass, she led the Union for Democracy and Progress from 1999 and became the country’s first woman foreign minister, according to Initiativesnews.
Source: Initiativesnews
Ghana’s New Patriotic Party rejects Emilia Agbenyo’s appointment as Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, citing her alleged links to the National Democratic Congress. The party is asking President John Dramani Mahama to withdraw the appointment before the 2028 general elections, reports The Ghana Report.
Source: Theghanareport
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority handed its 2025 annual activity report to Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo in Ouagadougou. The document presents the institution’s results, difficulties and recommendations, according to Lefaso.
Source: Lefaso
A crowd of more than 50 people allegedly looted Fast Food Ltd’s premises in Roche-Bois, taking 13 motorcycles and food products among other items, with the damage estimated at 5.4 million Mauritian rupees. Employees and a security guard were allegedly threatened with weapons and Molotov cocktails, according to Defimedia.
Source: Defimedia
The border commissions of Senegal and The Gambia are meeting to identify markers set during the previous demarcation, rather than redraw the border. Gambian farmers have been reassured about their land, Foroyaa reports, and calls for more public information on the bilateral work.
Source: Foroyaa
Alphonso Gbanie has called for the public to be better informed about the constitutional case being heard by Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court. He also urged political parties to respect the independence of the judiciary and avoid politicising the proceedings, according to Sierraloaded.
Source: Sierraloaded
Nigerian Catholic Bishop Godfrey Onah says he had to obtain special authorisation to withdraw his own money from the Vatican bank. He denounces financial restrictions targeting Nigerians in Italy and says their nationality now complicates access to some services, according to Leadership.
Source: Leadership
The Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa has opened its second ordinary session, whose main focus is examining the 2026 community budget. MPs are waiting for the CEMAC Council of Ministers to approve the draft and send it for consideration, Realequatorialguinea reports.
Source: Realequatorialguinea
Kenyan Chief Justice Martha Koome and Justice Mohammed Warsame refuse to recuse themselves from a case challenging the taxation of judges’ car allowances. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission had sought their withdrawal, citing a risk of bias; the two judges found they had no conflict of interest, Citizen reports.
Source: Citizen
In Kenya, Hussein Khalid, director of the rights organisation VOCAL Africa, denounces delays and a lack of results in handling complaints against the police. He says the limited number of prosecutions and convictions is undermining public trust, according to Capital FM, which describes an appeals process involving several institutions.
Source: Capital FM
Joseph Kabila announced the creation in Goma on 12 October of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, a platform including officials from the AFC and M23. The initiative comes during Doha negotiations between Kinshasa and AFC-M23, as the former president faces a death sentence in absentia and US sanctions, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Ugandan Democratic Party MPs and regional representatives want to convene the National Council to present their grievances and reassess the cooperation agreement with the ruling National Resistance Movement. The date of the meeting has yet to be set because of parliamentary business and budget preparations, according to MP Patrick Okello.
Source: Nile Post
Angolan President João Lourenço is due to deliver his tenth State of the Nation address on 15 October, at the opening of the 2025-2026 parliamentary year. Observers expect a review highlighting macroeconomic progress, while corruption, hunger and unemployment may remain in the background, according to Expansão.
Source: Expansao
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